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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Trina B Elerts <<a href="mailto:trina.elerts@ucr.edu" class="">trina.elerts@ucr.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Designated Emphasis Procedures for PhD Students</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">August 3, 2022 at 10:51:39 AM PDT<br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Hello Everyone,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">I am writing to you to remind you that PhD students are invited to take part in Designated Emphasis options that are designed to give students extra research experience in the following areas of study:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://ammp.ucr.edu/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Archive, Museum, Manuscript, and Print Studies</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Director: Prof. Andrea Denny-Brown (English)</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://biomed.ucr.edu/designated-emphasis" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Cell, Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Co-Directors: Prof. Iryna Ethell (Biomedical Sciences) and Prof. Khaleel Razak (Psychology)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://chem.ucr.edu/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Chemistry Education</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(new! 2022) – DE Director: Prof. Gregory Beran (Chemistry)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://dance.ucr.edu/phd-program/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Corporeality and Embodiment</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(New! 2022) – contact: Prof. Jennifer Doyle (English) and Prof. Anthea Kraut (Dance)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://biomed.ucr.edu/designated-emphasis" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Gene Expression and Regulation Studies</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Co-Directors: Prof. David Lo (Biomedical Sciences) and Prof. Thomas Girke (Institute for Integrative Genome Biology)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://biomed.ucr.edu/designated-emphasis" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Inflammation and Infectious Disease</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- DE Co-Directors: Prof. Monica Carson (Biomedical Sciences) and Prof. Emma Wilson (Biomedical Sciences)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://anthropology.ucr.edu/prospective-graduate-students-information" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Latin American and Latino Studies</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Director: Prof. Jennifer Scheper Hughes (History)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://anthropology.ucr.edu/prospective-graduate-students-information" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Medical and Health Humanities</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Director: Prof. Juliet McMullin (Anthropology)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://middleeastandislamicstudies.ucr.edu/graduate-program" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Middle East and Islamic Studies</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Director: Prof. Muhamad Ali (Religious Studies)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://spp.ucr.edu/de-pp" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Public Policy</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– contact:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mpp@ucr.edu?subject=Designated%20Emphasis%20in%20Public%20Policy" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mpp@ucr.edu</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://seatrip.ucr.edu/designated-emphasis/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Southeast Asian Studies</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Director: Prof. Christina Schwenkel (Anthropology)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://sfts.ucr.edu/graduate-program-designated-emphasis" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– DE Committee in Charge: prof. andré carrington (English) , Prof. Gloria Kim (Media and Cultural Studies), Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel (Philosophy), and Prof. Dana Simmons (History)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">PhD students who are interested in these areas should examine the catalog requirements and make an appointment to meet with the Designated Emphasis Director prior to beginning coursework or other non-course requirements. Any substitutions to required courses must be made in advance of enrollment in the substituted course.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Procedures for completion and approval of the DE can be found on the Graduate Division web site:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/regulations-and-procedures#completing_a_designated_emphasis_" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Regulations and Procedures</a>. DE application forms are available at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/petitions-and-forms" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://graduate.ucr.edu/petitions-and-forms</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>under<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Designated Emphasis Application Forms.</i><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Cheers!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Trina Elerts </span></b><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="">(she/her)</span></i><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Graduate Academic Affairs</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">127 University Office Bldg.</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><a href="https://graduate.ucr.edu/" title="https://graduate.ucr.edu/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">graduate.ucr.edu</span></a> | 951-827-3315</span><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);" class="">I am available for Zoom consultations – click <a href="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/GraduateAcademicAffairs1@o365ucr.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">here</span></a> for an appointment.</span></i></b><span style="" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""> <img border="0" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="A close up of a logo
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